Shades of Blue: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Harlee Santos is a charismatic single mother and resourceful detective at the heart of a tight-knit crew of Brooklyn detectives, led by enigmatic Lieutenant Matt Wozniak, who often leads the team to step outside the limitations of the law in order to effectively protect their precinct and their own.

As a big illegal job looms on the horizon, the FBI catches Harlee in the act and pits her against her own unit. As a newly turned informant, she struggles to safeguard her on-the-job family and avoid arrest in order to stay with her daughter. Harlee engages in a perilous dance with her FBI handler, Special Agent Stahl, who develops an unhealthy obsession with her. Meanwhile, Wozniak, acting as the unit's patriarch, begins an all-consuming hunt for the informant. Pressure mounts as the crew struggles to perform their brand of street justice under FBI watch.

Series details

• Title: Shades of Blue
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2016-01-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-08-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 3031

Cast and credited roles

• Hampton Fluker — Sergeant Patrick Tufo
• Jennifer Lopez — Detective Harlee Santos
• Drea de Matteo — Detective Tess Nazario
• Ray Liotta — Lieutenant Bill Wozniak
• Vincent Laresca — Detective Tony Espada
• Dayo Okeniyi — Michael Loman
• Sarah Jeffery — Christine Santos
• Warren Kole — Robert Staal
• Gino Anthony Pesi — James Nava

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-07; final listed air date 2016-03-31; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-03-05; final listed air date 2017-05-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-06-17; final listed air date 2018-08-19; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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